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An entertaining Quiptic from Matilda this morning with a sting in the tail. I solved this with the sense only of ‘this is a good, accessible, Quiptic, I’ll give it … Read more >>
The blog of this puzzle has been delayed but will appear in due course.
A nice mix of clues I thought, nothing too plain and nothing too flash. Thanks Tees.
The usual well constructed Everyman.
This is Dutch’s 5th Indy puzzle and the first we’ve had the pleasure of blogging. We found this perhaps slightly easier than we expected for a Saturday puzzle, but a very enjoyable … Read more >>
Our esteemed EV editor has clearly decided that jigsaws are for life, not just for Christmas! At least on alternate weeks, as this is the second Samuel jigsaw I have blogged in a … Read more >>
I’m a late stand-in for the scheduled blogger so this post has been prepared in something of a rush. If anything needs further explanation please say. A rather tricky cryptic from Neo today … Read more >>
Some not-too-tricky Puckery for our entertainment today.
Phi. on Friday – no surprises there All but one of the entries were words that I have come across. RECREANTS at 18 across was new to me but the … Read more >>
The puzzle can be found here.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 27, 2018
For the second time in succession Serpent is stuck with me, but from my point of view that’s fine. There were some very good clues here. It was none too easy, but once one knows the answers it all fits in well (with the exception in my case of 4dn, which I still don’t really get — but I do now, thanks James and WordPlodder, good clue).
Definitions underlined, in maroon, and anagram indicators in italics.
A bit difficult to start with, but then the pace quickened. Thanks to Imogen. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Victorian chimney sweeping, an example of nepotism? (4,3,3,4) JOBS FOR THE … Read more >>
We have to find eight 1-acrosses in the solutions, not otherwise defined. Not knowing which solutions were undefined made this a little trickier than usual but fortunately I had at least heard of all the 1-acrosses. Thanks Chalmie.